Jean-Francois-Auguste Moulin

Jean-Francois-Auguste Moulin (14 March 1752-12 March 1810) was a member of the French Directory, a general of the French First Republic during the French Revolutionary Wars, and a leader of the Jacobin Club.

Biography
Jean-Francois-Auguste Moulin was born in Caen, Normandy, France on 14 March 1752, and he worked as an engineer and a geographer before he joined the French National Guard at the start of the French Revolution in 1789. He became a steady and reliable member of the Jacobin Club, and he rose to the rank of Major-General during the French Revolutionary Wars. He led Republican forces in the Vendee during the royalist insurrection, and he was appointed to the French Directory by his friend Paul Barras after the Coup of 30 Prairial VII, during which two Royalist directors were ousted from power. Moulin did not remain in office for very long, as Napoleon Bonaparte overthrew the Directory in the Coup of 18 Brumaire in November 1799. He served as a commander of the Grande Armee during the Napoleonic Wars, but he retired due to failing health. He died in Pierrefitte on 12 March 1810.